Stuff I Need

This page is for those who strongly feel that they have to give me a physical present, and that it has to be a surprise.

Under 10 CAD

  • Office Pens: I seem to be running out of those recently
  • Scotch Tape: doesn’t have to be Scotch brand
  • Pocketable handkerchief: paper towel for self hygiene when out and about
  • Whiteboard marker: just one

11 to 100 CAD

  • RPi 5 (8GB or up)

IT Stuff

Below are some IT stuff I need, they are often costly and not having a proper understanding can result in spending higher for a worse product.

  • 4K (8MP) security camera with double video stream, and RTSP support: example
  • PoE Switch: PoE+ is welcome but costlier, 4 ports
  • Coral USB AI processor: I have a security camera project, and this thing should help with person and vehicle detection
  • 4TB security camera HDD: or any NAS grade HDD really, large ones, not small laptop stuff.
  • UPS: Power backup for computer, with auto computer power off feature if battery is low.

Stuff I want

this is separated from stuff I need because I don’t need these, but I would like to have. These stuff can be costly. I don’t really care to track how much of the stuff roughly cost.

  • RaspberryPi 5 (8GB): small computer for tinkering and experimenting
  • Solar panel